---
title: Guidelines
redirect_from:
  - /accessibility/skiplink/
---

import SkipRepeatedContentSnippet from "snippets/skip-repeated-content.mdx";

<ReactExample exampleId="SkipLink-default" height={160} />

## When to use

- To optimize for [accessibility](/foundation/accessibility/) for people who navigate in a non-visual way.
- To let users skip directly to the content that interests them.
- Within complex content, such as cards and itinerary results with multiple actions.
- To satisfy [WCAG2.0 Criterion 2.4.1](https://www.w3.org/TR/UNDERSTANDING-WCAG20/navigation-mechanisms-skip.html).

## When not to use

- To offer skip links from the top of a page---use a [SkipNavigation component](/components/accessibility/skipnavigation/).
- To offer additional actions---use a [SkipNavigation component](/components/accessibility/skipnavigation/).

## Component status

<ComponentStatus component="SkipLink" />

## Behavior

<SkipRepeatedContentSnippet />
